Altaic

English

Etymology

Altai +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Altaic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a hypothetical and largely-discredited grouping of languages that includes the Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish), the Mongolic (e.g. Mongolian) and Tungusic (e.g. Xibe) languages, and less often the Japanese and Korean languages.

Derived terms

Ural-Altaic

Translations

pertaining to the group of languages

Dutch: Altaïsch
Finnish: altailainen
French: altaïque (fr)
German: altaisch

Polish: ałtajski (pl)
Portuguese: altaico (pt)
Russian: алта́йский (ru) (altájskij)
Spanish: altaico

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